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Does OpenJDK have long term support?
OpenJDK and Eclipse OpenJ9 provide a new feature release every six months, and a maintenance/security update based upon each active release every three months. In addition, every three years one feature release will be designated as a Long Term Supported (LTS) release.
Does OpenJDK stay free?
Oracle has announced that from January 2019, Java SE 8 public updates will no longer be available for business, commercial or production use without a commercial license although it will remain free for general purpose computing usage.
Does OpenJDK get security updates?
Because there are no LTS releases of OpenJDK, every release will only receive updates for six months, until the release of the next JDK version. Security patches and bug fixes will only be contributed in source form to the latest version of the OpenJDK.
How long will OpenJDK be supported?
six years
A major version of OpenJDK is supported for at minimum a period of six years from the time it is first introduced by Red Hat.
Is there any support for OpenJDK in Java?
Oracle do not provide support for OpenJDK Java builds, but support is available from 3rd parties. Third parties will also port Oracle security fixes to OpenJDK builds. What has changed in Java Release and Update Availability?
Who are the contributors to the OpenJDK project?
Most OpenJDK contributors are engineers employed by companies like Oracle to work on OpenJDK. In addition, the OpenJDK Community has a strong showing of academics, open-source operating system distribution developers, and individual software developers with an itch to scratch.
Are there any plans to change OpenJDK licensing model?
The OpenJDK Community continues to thrive with contributions from Oracle, as well as other companies, researchers, and individuals, and the GPL-based licensing model is one large part of this success. Oracle has no plans to change it. I heard that IBM is joining OpenJDK?
When did Oracle and IBM collaborate on OpenJDK?
Oracle and IBM announced in October 2010 that we will collaborate in the OpenJDK Community to develop the leading open-source Java SE implementation, and make the OpenJDK Community the primary location for open-source Java SE development.